Written answers
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Department of An Taoiseach
Ministerial Travel
8:00 pm
Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 127: To ask the Taoiseach the cost and frequency of travel per month since the beginning of the new Government by him and Ministers of State by means of bus, rail or air transport; the Minister involved in the travel in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29292/07]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The following tables detail all travel for official purposes which has been undertaken by myself and Ministers of State assigned to my Department, since the establishment of the current Government in June 2007 up to the end of October 2007. The costs included refer only to commercial flights and do not refer to any details in relation to the Ministerial Air Transport Service which are borne by the Department of Defence.
Details of travel undertaken by the Taoiseach | |||
Date | Frequency | Details | Cost |
June 2007 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Brussels | N/A |
July 2007 | 1 Return Flight | Helicopter — Donegal | N/A |
September 2007 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Paris | N/A |
October 2007 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Lisbon | N/A |
Details of travel undertaken by Minister of State Tom Kitt, Chief Whip | |||
Date | Frequency | Details | Cost |
September 2007 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Kosovo | N/A |
Details of travel undertaken by Minister of State Dick Roche | |||
Date | Frequency | Details | Cost |
June 2007 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Brussels | N/A |
July 2007 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Copenhagen | N/A* |
September 2007 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Brussels | N/A |
October 2007 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Lisbon | N/A |
* Minister of State Dick Roche travelled in both cases in his capacity as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs. The cost of these flights were met by the Department of Foreign Affairs. |
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